Happy Halloween to my fans out there (if I even still have any, LOL!)! Sorry I have not been on in about 3 months. I have been VERY busy with work and my boyfriend, and I've also had the worst writer's block in the world. Don't you hate it? Danielle, way to go on the new account! BTW, I sent you a PM. As per your request, here is Chapter 20!

Chapter 20: Decorating The Baby's Room

Date: May 22, 2010

Location: Adam's House

The next day, Mark was over at Adam's house with Jason and Bret. Gracie had been dropped off to spend time with her mom Sara and sister Chasey, and Maria was with the Divas once again. This time, they were at lunch.

"So, let's see the room that this baby is sleeping in," said Jason.

"Okay. Follow me please," Adam said, heading up the stairs.

Mark and Bret followed Adam and Jason upstairs toward the baby's future bedroom. When they opened the door and entered the room, they saw that the area was pretty huge.

"Ooh boy, sounds like a lot of work," Bret muttered under his breath.

"Yeah," Mark agreed. "Adam, in case you can't tell, Bret and I are just about in our golden years, and our bodies are broken. Why the hell do ya want us to help you with your son's room?"

"Because... Mark," Adam started. "You and Bret are two of my best friends ever. And what's that saying about friends helping each other out?"

"That friends help friends out no matter what the circumstances," Mark and Bret both answered Adam.

"Right," Jason said. "And with you two here, we can get this room all painted and decorated before dinnertime. I can guarantee you that."

"Well, alright. Sounds good to me man," Mark finally stated. All he really cared about was getting to his home in enough time to confront Michelle over her attitude.

"Me too," said Bret.

"All righty. Now let's leave this place and buy some baby supplies," Adam eagerly said, ready to get to work.

"Okay!" the other three men replied, and they all went downstairs to get ready to leave the house.

Later...

A few hours later, the baby's nursery was finally decorated. The guys had settled on light blue walls with race cars, a crib with a mobile of different sports balls, and a changing table. Also, they had bought some toys for Adam's new son to play with, as well as some new teething rings.

"WHEW!" all 4 guys exclaimed once the last wall of the nursery had been painted. Then they all sat on the floor next to each other.

"At last. This room is FINALLY done!" said Bret, wiping the sweat off his forehead.

"Whew yeah. Tell me about it," Jason agreed, wiping his forehead as well.

"Actually, I feel pretty good surprisingly," said Mark.

"Are you serious?" questioned Jason.

"Yes Jason, I am," the Texan replied nonchalantly. "I was thinking of redoing Gracie's bedroom." The reason he said that was because Gracie would be graduating from preschool in a few weeks. And Mark wanted to redo her room as a special present, so he'd bought supplies for that while shopping for the baby's nursery.

"Adam? Where are you honey?" Maria's voice asked from downstairs. She'd just returned from her day with her friends.

"We're upstairs, Ria," Adam replied. "You should see how the baby's room looks. I think you'll like it."

"Okay. I'm coming up," Maria sang happily. Then she made her way upstairs to the nursery. She walked into the room and looked at it in awe.

"So, what do you think about the room, babe?" Adam asked, walking over to his girlfriend and putting an arm around her.

"Wow. " Looking around the room one more time, Maria finally said, "You guys did a great job on the room."

"Why thank you," Adam said, and he and Maria engaged in a kiss.

"Um... Okay," said Mark. "I actually have to go now. Thanks for letting us help with the nursery Adam."

"You're welcome. Bye dude," said Adam, giving Mark a bro hug.

"Bye Adam. Bye Jason and Bret," Mark said, waving to them.

"Goodbye Taker," Jason and Bret both said.

Just then, Mark left the house and went back home to Texas. What he didn't know was that Michelle would not be at his house, ready to be confronted. In all actuality, she was with Phil and the rest of the SES, spying on Adam and Maria from behind a tall tree.

Later that night...

After Mark got home, he decided to check to see if anybody had called while he was out. He had three messages: one from Glen, one from his kids, and one from Michelle. After hearing the first two messages, Mark braced himself.

"Hey baby. Um... I know I was supposed to come over here tonight..." Michelle's voice said, and Mark drew in an angry breath.

"... But uh, something came up. Sadly, I don't think I can make it. I'll explain everything soon enough. Okay? I love you Mark. Goodnight," the message finally finished.

Mark angrily deleted the message and tried to calm himself down. But his anger got the best of him.

"OH MY GOD! CRAP!" he yelled, pounding his fist into the wall. After that, he felt better. Once he was better, he decided to return Glen's call. He dialed his friend's number and waited for him to pick up.

"Hello?" Glen asked through the other end. "How you doing tonight Mark?"

"You know how I wanted to confront Michelle over her attitude tonight?" Mark finally asked.

"Yeah? What happened?"

"I got a message from her when I got home, and she told me she couldn't make it tonight. Oh my God, she makes me so angry with her." Mark shook his head in frustration.

"I can understand. You gotta try to talk to her A.S.A.P.," Glen told his friend. "Find out what's with her change in attitude. And do it before she hurts Adam and Maria, dude."

"Alright, I will. Thanks Glen. Goodbye," Mark told him.

"Goodbye, Deadman." The two friends then hung up.

"Oh Michelle McCool. Do you even realize what you have done?" Mark asked himself, rubbing his head. Then he went to the living room to see if there was anything on TV. What he didn't know was that in Florida, something awful was going to happen...

After quite some time, this chapter is finished and written! Again, I apologize for making you wait. I'll probably be busy tomorrow, but I will try to update on Wednesday. See you then!

~Jen W.